Data as of 2023 for Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco, South Africa, and Tunisia. Data as of 2022 for remaining countries.
Hydropower had a zero percent share in electricity production in Benin, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Libya, Niger, Seychelles, Somalia, and South Sudan.
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Share of hydropower in electricity production in African countries 2023
Hydropower is the most used renewable source for electricity generation in Africa. In some countries, hydro resources are responsible for roughly the entire electrical energy production. For instance, in Lesotho, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the share of hydropower in electricity generation surpassed ** percent in 2022. In Ethiopia and Sierra Leone, it was over ** percent.
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